ALA.NI

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ALA.NI is a musician from London, England.

Career

ALA.NI released her first album, You & I, in 2017 on No Format!. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The album was written a cappella on her iPad. [6] ALA.NI released her second album in 2020 titled Acca. [7]

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Personal life

ALA.NI's parents are both originally from Grenada. [8] Her great uncle was Leslie Hutchinson, one of the popular cabaret singers of the 1920s and 1930s. [6] As a child she attended the Corona Theatre School in Hammersmith, followed by Sylvia Young Theatre School. [3] In 1989 she appeared as one of the Pink Windmill Kids in EMU-TV [9] [10]

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References

  1. Martin, Rachel. "Don't Call It Nostalgia: ALA.NI's Done This For Years". NPR.org. NPR Music . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. Empire, Kitty. "Ala.Ni: You & I review – beguiling songs of doomed love". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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  4. Starling, Lakin. "Drift Away With ALA.NI's Romantic Lullaby "Cherry Blossom"". The Fader . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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